UNISA opening times

Still Need to Apply to Study at UNISA?

Did you know that you cannot register until you have applied at UNISA and been accepted?

Do you still need to apply at UNISA?

Applications open in August. The earliest you can study at UNISA is 2018.

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UNISA Registration Dates 2017 for undergraduate and honours studies

UNISA Registration Dates are tricky, and always have been. Be very careful in 2016/2017 as the dates both UNISA registration dates and UNISA application dates have changed from where they usually are. An additional UNISA application session has been opened in November, and the usual UNISA Registration dates started in mid November/ December was moved to September/ October.

So don’t get caught out! Use this page as your guide to the UNISA registration dates – we will keep it is as up to date as possible.

First Semester Registrations 2017 – Undergraduate Studies

(Online, self-help, post and fax registration dates)

Registrations open

Registrations close

Final payment date

First semester registration (semester and year modules)

03-Jan-17

27-Jan-17

31-Jan-17

Students who write examinations in January and February 2017 for year modules

03-Jan-17

10-Mar-17

10-Jan-17

Second semester registration (new and currently registered students)

12-Jun-17

21-Jul-17

31-Jul-17

UNISA opening times

Official Saturdays open: 21 and 28 January 2017, 8 July 2017.
Self-help centres are open from 08:00 to 15:30 week days and from 08:00 to 11:30 on Saturdays.
Unisa officially closes at 12:00 on 23 December 2016 and re-opens on Monday 3 January 2017.

UNDERSTANDING how Application and Registration works at UNISA

The first thing to understand is the difference between what Application and Registration is.

Application: applying to study at the university

Registration: registering what subjects you will study in the following year. This can only be done once your application is successful.

At UNISA you used to be able to apply to study at the University, and register your first subjects at the same time. That is definitely not the case any longer.

Remember: your application is not guaranteed. And if you apply and are accepted, but then do not register any subjects your application will be revoked. It will also be revoked if you don’t pay the associated fee.

Now keep reading and we will give you all the application and registration dates for 2017, given in order of what is coming up next.

Registration process: Undergraduate and Honours studies

Successful applicants and re-registering students must register to study through Unisa in 2016.

Applicants can only begin the registration process once they have received an official approval of their application.

Need help with applying or registering for UNISA?

Hints & Tips for your UNISA Registration

Remember – when you register for your modules try to keep the UNISA timetable in mind so that you keep your modules nicely space, and dont have 3 exams in 2 days! Contact our staff for help you don’t know how to check your provisional timetable

Try to stagger your courses so the subjects you register for so that you are not being held up by having to wait for your UNISA exam results to be released

DON’T PANIC if your exam results are not what you wanted. Don’t give up, or think badly of yourself. Read this blog to get hints on how to deal with it, and what to do to IMPROVE!

If you need more detailed instructions on UNISA Registration please follow the link for detailed instructions.

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